The Brief: 31 January 2022

Monday 31 January - Top stories include: Nadhim Zahawi’s plans for the education sector The DfE trials a daily attendance tracker in schools Ofsted returns to a full team of inspectors This week’s deep dive: The debate over phonics has returned with a new study from UCL’s Institute of Education. HEP takes a look at the study and the arguments for and against phonics and asks, what is the most effective way of teaching children to read? We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Links to content: Watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhgwIhB58PA Listening: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/edtech2022/ Chris Such: https://twitter.com/suchmo83 Attendance consultation: https://bit.ly/35qCg3r